Bucculatrix frangutella

    Buckthorn Bent-wing

    BucculatricidaeABH 14.006 B&F 270

    A very local species, but can be common where it occurs; associated with buckthorns.  Almost always recorded as a leaf-miner in Somerset.  Most records are from the centre of the county, from the Poldens and around Shapwick.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Mine Verification Grade: A

    Buckthorn Bent-wing (Bucculatrix frangutella) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Buckthorn Bent-wing (Bucculatrix frangutella) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Buckthorn Bent-wing (Bucculatrix frangutella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers